longa

[ long-guh, lawng- ]

noun

, Music.

1. the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of longa¹

1640–50; < Latin, feminine of longus long ¹

Example Sentences

At the head of this league stood Alba Longa (the long white city).

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Rome in an early period in her history overthrew Alba Longa and succeeded to her place at the head of the confederacy.

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The kings mentioned in these two stanzas are the earliest mythical rulers of Alba Longa.

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On finding this out, they collected an army, with which they drove away Amulius, and brought their grandfather back to Alba Longa.

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We drove out to see some of the most promising in the Penha Longa Valley, six miles to the eastward.

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